cracksmen

noun

plural of cracksman
as in cat burglars

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  1. burglars
  2. thieves
  3. robbers
  4. stealers
Noun
  • Los Angeles Police Department detectives said the family members arrived home in the 7000 block of Torreyson Drive just before midnight and found the burglars already inside.
    — Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Those men include three burglars and four accomplices, per Le Monde.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of burglars
Noun
  • Nearly a week after thieves stole copper wiring from East Union High School's stadium in Manteca, student athletes are still dealing with the fallout.
    — Nina Burns, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • In the last few years, thieves have increasingly been going for precious stones and metals such as gold, which can be melted down, cut, or taken apart from their casings and sold without a trace.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of thieves
Noun
  • Romero retired from the NYPD as a detective in 2001, a year after he was shot while off duty by armed robbers at his family-run laundromat in Brooklyn, law enforcement sources told ABC New York City station WABC.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The series opens from the police perspective, but later the story rewinds and is told through the eyes of the robbers and and their hostages inside the bank.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of robbers
Noun
  • Americans have demonized us as criminals, buffoons, lechers, invaders, criminals and job stealers since the fall of the Alamo.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Many common Mac stealers rely on AppleScript or simpler software wrappers.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of stealers
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“Cracksmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracksmen. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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